Goodbye Baby Weight!

My weight has fluctuated throughout my life. After I took up running competitively five years ago, I managed to get my sweet tooth under control and dropped down to a size 4 (I hadn’t been this size since before high school if ever). My weight would slowly creep up again around the holidays (aka off-season) since I tend to loosen the reins when I’m not in training mode. So when I found out I was pregnant with twins two Christmases ago (already having gained back some of the weight I originally lost), I had a real excuse to indulge…and indulge I did! I think the owner of McConnell’s Ice Cream is driving around town in a new Rolls with the license plate “EKONOMIPAID.”

It shouldn’t have come as a shock that my overindulgence in ice cream coupled with the drastic reduction in my activity levels would bring on the baby weight with a vengeance. I gained 60 pounds and say what you want, “Of course you gained a lot of weight with twins, that’s normal”, the reality is you’re only supposed to gain 35 to 45 pounds your whole pregnancy (about 10 pounds more than someone pregnant with a singleton), but thanks! We can pretend!

Don’t get me wrong. I think I speak for all mothers when I say those ‘few extra pounds’ were more than worth it. I would do it a million times over if it meant I got to have these two, but unfortunately I’m not one of those lucky souls who drops weight without lifting a finger. The way I lost my baby weight really isn’t rocket science…it took dedication, hard work, disciple and getting back to running! I still have another 10 pounds to lose to reach my ideal racing weight and plan to accomplish this goal by the boys’ 1st birthday. That gives me 2 months.

To help keep me on track, I have started a training journal and will be posting weekly training roundups. My hope is that I can also inspire mamma’s and anyone reading this that you too can reach your goals if you put in the work!